CVE-2014-8686

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: September 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

37.2%

98th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

codeigniter

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